CONTRIBUTORS
Nicholas Schmidle ("Can Football Be
Saved ?, " p. ), a sta writer, is a Fer-
ris Professor of Journalism at Prince-
ton this spring.
Tad Friend ("California Dreamin',"
p. ) has been a sta writer since
.
Jerome Groopman (Books, p. ), the
Recanati Professor of Medicine at
Harvard, has written several books,
the most recent of which is "Your
Medical Mind: How to Decide What
Is Right for You," with Dr. Pamela
Hartzband.
Jelani Cobb (Comment, p. ) teaches
in the journalism program at Colum-
bia University.
Jena Friedman (Shouts & Murmurs,
p. ) is a comedian and filmmaker.
Her standup special, "American Cunt,"
will be available on iTunes later this
month.
Kelefa Sanneh ("Secret Admirers," p. )
is a sta writer.
Ian Frazier ("High-Rise Greens," p. )
recently published "Hogs Wild: Se-
lected Reporting Pieces," and is work-
ing on a book about the Bronx.
James Surowiecki (The Financial Page,
p. ), a sta writer since , writes
about business and economics.
John Kinsella (Poem, p. ) is the
author of, most recently, the poetry
collection "Firebreaks."
Alex Ross (Musical Events, p. ), a sta
writer, is the author of "The Rest Is
Noise" and "Listen to This."
Yiyun Li (Fiction, p. ) is the author of
several books. An essay collection, "Dear
Friend, from My Life I Write to You
in Your Life," will be out next month.
Joan Acocella (Books, p. ) has written
for The New Yorker since .
Jorge Colombo (Cover) is an illustra-
tor, photographer, and graphic designer,
and the author of "New York: Finger
Paintings by Jorge Colombo."
NEWYORKER.COM
THE TRUMP TRANSITION
Steve Coll, Amy Davidson, Jane
Mayer, and others analyze Donald
Trump's Cabinet appointments.
SCREENING ROOM
In our latest short lm, "If I Was
God," a boy daydreams in science
class as he dissects a frog.
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